EMR vs GGG vs SWK Stock Comparison

Emerson Electric, Graco and Stanley Black & Decker Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EMR Emerson Electric Co
$162.51 +0.7% 1M +22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$90.65B
P/E
35.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
1.37%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
GGG Graco Inc
$67.96 -13.9% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.90B
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
1.71%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Graco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Graco 6, Stanley Black & Decker 4, Emerson Electric 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMRGGGSWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.65B $10.90B $17.15B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.2x 21.2x 20.2x SWK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 20.2x 19.9x SWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +5.4% +0.4% GGG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 22.4% 5.5% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 19.5% 8.5% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.0x 1.9x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.37% 1.71% 2.89% SWK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.7% -17.3% +65.7% SWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.7%/yr -2.7%/yr -8.9%/yr EMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.1% 26.7% 38.4% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 71/100 65/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

EMRGGGSWK

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisEMRGGGSWK
Valuation 28 #147 of 204 45 #113 of 204 90 #22 of 204
Growth 38 #118 of 191 35 #124 of 191 92 #17 of 191
Profitability 84 #31 of 189 98 #5 of 189 62 #72 of 189
Financial Health 31 #152 of 221 86 #33 of 221 34 #146 of 221
Shareholder Returns 30 #111 of 159 92 #14 of 159 49 #82 of 159
Overall 42 71 65
  • EMR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GGG ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • SWK ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEMRGGGSWKSPY
1 month +0.7%-13.9%+28.1% -5.9%
3 months +3.6%-18.2%+14.2% -4.6%
6 months +15.2%-13.6%+43.8% +0.2%
Year to date +22.4%-17.1%+55.3% +7.5%
1 year +22.7%-17.3%+65.7% +8.2%
3 years +77.1%-12.3%+33.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +21.0%-4.3%+10.0% +19.0%
5 years +65.9%-12.7%-37.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +10.7%-2.7%-8.9% +9.4%
10 years +228.9%+171.4%+0.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +12.6%+10.5%+0.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureEMRGGGSWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.1%26.7%38.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.0%32.0%32.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.500.631.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.71-0.651.71 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.9%-30.3%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-28.3%-2.5% -5.9%
52-week high $170.76$94.82$118.24 $779.14
52-week low $123.30$66.08$62.12 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleEMRGGGSWK
P/E now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 23.4x 21.2xmedian 23.4x 20.2xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.7x 4.7xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 13.4x 14.9xmedian 13.4x 10.1xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 21.9x 18.2xmedian 21.9x 10.0xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.1x 4.4xmedian 2.1x 1.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.85median 1.02 13.11median 1.02 0.18median 1.02

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsEMRGGGSWK
Revenue $18.64B $2.31B $15.22B
Gross profit $9.91B $1.20B $5.14B
Operating income $4.68B $619.56M $1.60B
Net income $2.58B $517.48M $841.20M
Free cash flow $3.46B $600.10M $1.72B
R&D – $82.33M –
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $3.17 $5.66
Cash & equivalents $2.18B $139.82M $741.20M
Total debt $13.11B $134.46M $4.70B
Shares (diluted) 561.10M 163.02M 148.63M
Enterprise value $83.40B $8.92B $15.20B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricEMRGGGSWK
P/E 35.2x 21.2x 20.2x
P/FCF 26.2x 18.2x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 23.2x 16.5x 8.6x
P/S 4.9x 4.7x 1.1x
P/B 4.4x 4.4x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 5.4x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x 14.9x 10.1x
EV/EBIT 21.7x 17.6x 13.2x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 4.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF 29.3x 18.2x 12.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.0x 16.5x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.85 13.11 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMRGGGSWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 5.4% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 1.9% -1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 4.8% 13.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 1.9% 12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.2% 3.9% 96.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% -0.5% 166.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.0% 3.9% 91.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.0% -0.3% 164.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.2% 7.5% 96.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.6% 1.6% 112.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% -1.9% 186.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 3.4% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% -4.0% 365.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 14.7% 32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMRGGGSWK
Gross margin 53.2% 52.0% 33.8%
EBITDA margin 33.1% 31.6% 13.7%
Operating margin 25.1% 26.8% 10.5%
Pretax margin 17.6% 27.6% 7.7%
Net margin 13.8% 22.4% 5.5%
FCF margin 18.6% 26.0% 11.3%
Operating cash flow margin 21.0% 28.6% 13.1%
Return on equity 12.7% 20.7% 9.5%
Return on assets 6.1% 16.2% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 10.9% 19.5% 8.5%
Return on capital employed 14.9% 23.2% 10.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.4% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMRGGGSWK
Debt / assets 31.1% 4.1% 23.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.0x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 0.2x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 51.7% 24.3% 55.9%
Equity / assets 48.3% 75.7% 44.1%
Interest coverage – 189.0x 3.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 2.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.65 10.34 2.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMRGGGSWK
Dividend yield 1.4% 1.7% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 4.3% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 6.0% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 47.8% – 59.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.6% – 29.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.1% – 0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.7% – 1.3%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusEMRGGGSWK
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 19.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2026 $3.36FY2026 $5.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.8% +7.4% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.13BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026 $16.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.3% +12.6% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMRGGGSWK
Held by institutions 82.1% 91.0% 95.7%
Institutions holding 2,294 732 773
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +0.8% +5.3%
Institutions buying 1,083 336 417
Institutions selling 799 281 245
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.20 1.70

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

EMRGGGSWK
EMR 1.00 0.51 0.61
GGG 0.51 1.00 0.41
SWK 0.61 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMR, GGG and SWK?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Emerson Electric (EMR) $90.65B, Graco (GGG) $10.90B, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) $17.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, EMR, GGG and SWK?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Emerson Electric (EMR) 35.2x, Graco (GGG) 21.2x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is cheapest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.1x, Graco (GGG) 20.2x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 19.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Graco (GGG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Graco (GGG) 22.4%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Graco (GGG) 19.5%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) returned the most: Emerson Electric (EMR) +22.7%, Graco (GGG) -17.3%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +65.7%. Over five years, Emerson Electric (EMR) compounded fastest (Emerson Electric (EMR) +10.7%/yr, Graco (GGG) -2.7%/yr, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) has the highest dividend yield: Emerson Electric (EMR) 1.37%, Graco (GGG) 1.71%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 2.89%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 32.1%, Graco (GGG) 26.7%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMR, GGG and SWK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Graco (GGG) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.